Lube, a disappointing World Cup. How many negative records in Brazil

The biggest disappointment was suffered by Trento, who were beaten in the final by Sada Cruzeiro, but the Club World Cup also left scars in Lube's home, despite the fact that the red and whites did not go to Brazil as favourites or sure medalists. The group took off from San Paolo last night and will return to Italy today after more than a week spent in Uberlandia. They will return to Civitanova after 4th place, a negative result (in the previous 4 editions Civitanova had always reached the final, triumphing in 2019) not so much for the placement, but for the way it matured. In fact, Medei's athletes played badly in the games that mattered, first and foremost the two with the Iranians of Foolad. Losing to Itas was fair because the Dolomites are stronger and better prepared for certain challenges and certain scenarios, but the two stops with Sirjan are not going down well. Let's be clear, we are talking about a valid opponent, Asian champion and with a couple of individuals who would do very well in the Super League, but Civitanova did its part by making too many mistakes. Thirty errors in service both in the first match (which cost them second place in the group and therefore the meeting with Trento in the semifinal) and in the final, as many as 44 in Sunday's challenge overall. A load, an enormity, all negative seasonal records. Even Medei highlighted in the last two defeats that "the team did not play as it could". Why? Dirlic himself said "the too high arena and the lack of references are factors that could have been discussed in the very first matches, not now", here... . Of course, a big step back was made in the fundamental that had been so useful in the last victories before the World Cup. And a "global step back" as Medei admitted. Lube left for Brazil above all to give the young players a formative experience, to pit them against valuable teams, something that doesn't happen in the Challenge Cup where the rivals are easy. However, at this point it makes you think that the World Cup hasn't been very useful in the growth process. On an individual level, Lagumdzija, praised by the patron Giulianelli, didn't really make an impact, Bottolo and Nikolov were inconsistent, not to mention the unrecognizable Loeppky. Only Balaso, Gargiulo and Boninfante played well. Having overcome the jet lag, Lube will have to digest the bad epilogue of the World Cup on Thursday evening when at the Eurosuole Forum they will play the return of the Challenge round of 3. Then on Sunday, again in their sports hall, they will host Milan (0-13 win over Taranto on Sunday with a notable performance by Reggers) for the XNUMXth round of the championship and the advance of the Coppa Italia clash. The first return match, scheduled in Padua, does not yet have a recovery date.

Andrea Scoppa